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Bounty Train
Developer Corbie Games
Explore the dangerous life, the accurate historic events and contemporary inventions of the North American/US 19th century. Acquire one of the most legendary steam machines and transform it into a fortress on rails. From the Steam store page
192 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
57
Mixed
101 positive · 76 negative
95% range 50–64%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 101 | 76 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
514 of 764 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
58% recommend · 103 yes, 75 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 178 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,225 of 1,740 positive).
Some players find the game enjoyable and well-crafted, praising its trading and management mechanics. [1][2][3] Others criticize the game for bugs, crashes, and poor balance, especially with timed missions and difficulty. [4][5][6] A few reviewers note the game has potential but is marred by interface issues and frustrating design choices. [7][8][9]
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- [4]
I really like the game but the constant crashes make it unplayable. Especially the crashing in Louisville; you can't skip time or the game will crash. You also can't avoid Louisville because there's a main quest there. Looking at how old the game is, I doubt it will ever be fixed. For this reason I give it a no.
- [5]
Devs, I hate you for killing a fantastic premise with a crappy interface, idiotic economy model, a stupid story, but mostly DUMB TIMED MISSIONS EVERYWHERE. You had an artwork in your hands, and you stuck a bunch of ♥♥♥♥♥♥ timebombs on it just for "fun" sake. Give me that world without the stupid "competitor buys shares" time challenge, and I'd play the ♥♥♥♥ out of it.
- [1]
So I am 21 hours in and still enjoying the game and wondering why the review lever is "Mixed". So I decided to response with my in-game experience. - bug/crash in certain cities: Never encounter that during my game play, maybe just affect certain players. - Journey calculation error: Again never happen to me. However need to mention that there are random events which can affect the journey time. - time limit suck …
- [3]
Hidden gem. Nice challenge balancing making money, completing jobs on time, keeping the train up to date (including weapons!), having the right crew, etc. I LOVE it (especially when I set combat to easy; THAT is the most annoying aspect to the game), and to me it strikes the right chord of being interesting and fun, with enough variables to get you involved but not SO much you're mind-numbingly managing minutiae. (I …
- [2]
I don't understand why this game hasn't become popular. It's very well-crafted in every detail. I've read some negative comments, which are simply untrue. The developers have a great sense of humor. The mechanics work perfectly. It's a shooter combined with trading and management, and there are trains (hi Sheldon). The sound and music are impeccable. The graphics are excellent and pleasing to the eye. The map is …
Summarised from 34 of the 193 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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The crowd is split on Bounty Train: 103 recommend it, 75 don't. Which camp are you in?
Reactions
60 of 192 · most liked firstI really like the game but the constant crashes make it unplayable. Especially the crashing in Louisville; you can't skip time or the game will crash. You also can't avoid Louisville because there's a main quest there. Looking at how old the game is, I doubt it will ever be fixed. For this reason I give it a no.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WARNING: If you own the Trainium Edition you have access to the New West DLC even though it's not marked as owned in the Steam Store. So if you are not careful you can pay for the same content twice. Quite disrespectful to customers that they didn't bother to fix it. Also you have to finish the main game to be able to continue on to the New West part. --- All in all a passable buy low, sell high simulator but it has some serious issues. It's a shame because the main gameplay loop is quite…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really want to like this game. Essentially it has all the right components to make a chilled strategy game with roguelite elements, but the RNG and lack of information given to the player ruins the experience. An example: when taking on cargo contracts you are given a time limit by which you have to reach your destination (expected). To make sure you can meet the deadline you have to manually navigate to the map screen, click on the destination and see the journey time. BUT, the journey time…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Devs, I hate you for killing a fantastic premise with a crappy interface, idiotic economy model, a stupid story, but mostly DUMB TIMED MISSIONS EVERYWHERE. You had an artwork in your hands, and you stuck a bunch of ♥♥♥♥♥♥ timebombs on it just for "fun" sake. Give me that world without the stupid "competitor buys shares" time challenge, and I'd play the ♥♥♥♥ out of it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm going to make this simple, followed by a longer explanation. I do not recommend this game. I played this game for 35+ hours so far, because I'm not one to play something .5 hours and then bash it. The game has a lot of potentially cool elements. What it also has is an AI that is a sadistic prick, and some potentially game breaking bugs. There are "random" events that can impact your entire game experience negatively that can come one after the other, and your "opponent" can entirely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to like this game and it has a lot going for it, but in the end this is a narrow thumbs down. Reasons: - the autosave and save/load mechanics in this game are actively hostile. If you misjudge a journey and it takes a few hours longer and a mission fails - it will not allow you to load during the trip when you see that's going to happen, it will immediately autosave when you enter the target city, after applying all penalties, and it will override your previous autosave. - the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game suffers from unfixed bugs in certain locations which will make it crash to desktop. It's also fairly hard to prevent the antagonist from gaining an advantage over you quickly, so yeah..it's kinda cute and seems like a cool idea. But since they didn't fix the bugs, I would not recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game interface seems to be intentionally frustrating
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Poorly balanced difficulty. The fights after 5h are devastating, and you have to reload and manipulate the RNG to not fall in random battle encounters. 15 minutes of mandatory battle, spamming 5 bandits every 2 minutes, with bombs. WTF.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →> Be Me. > Buy Bounty Train. > I like trains. > I like money. > I do contracts and trading to earn money and buy trains. > I am happy. > Bandits attack my trains unless I give them money. > Bandits bad. > Bandits keep attacking. > Contracts become annoying. > I can't earn enough money to maintain my trains. > I am sad. 1/10.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Standard Disclaimer: Play clock inaccurate; offline time not counted. Recommended but not at full price. Decent tycoon-lite game, although with some serious UI flaws and annoying sound design. Buy on a good sale. So, how many railroad tycoon games are we up to now? Two? Three? Thousand? Well, enter Bounty Train, determined to fight for some of that extremely crowded market space. It puts up a brave fight, too, even though it's clear at times that it didn't really prepare much for it. It's a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bounty Train. On easiest mode called Baby mode, I gave myself 90000 credits with cheat engine by scanning for float variables and still manage to lose. The enemy is too strong too fast, buying the share you need quicker than you can earn the money to pay the detective to postpone the inevitable. When the auctions started, you need at least 40 relation with every city, a down right impossible thing to do in this game, as the relation will drop slowly by themselves, and you gain them back very…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Frustrating, poorly balanced. Too much back and forth between screens. There's a contract available at the Courthouse. Will it overload my locomotive ? Will I still have the speed to make it ? Got to go back to a previous screen to figure it out. At least early in the game, you can't possibly have enough strength to repel bandits without towing a big caboose, and your locomotive just can't handle it. The save system needs improvement. I'd prefer a save before each departure from each…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has such an insane lack of QoL and automation features. I see a short loading screen every few seconds. The core gameplay loop is infinitely repetitive. The story is all there really is to drive you along, but it is VERY dependent on a bunch of strict timers. It's very easy to misclick and make permanently-scarring mistakes, if you don't abuse saves. And there's a LOT of math involved in calculating weights that the game doesn't help you with. The game scales with time, and not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to be able to endorse this game, but I just can't. So much of the game is good - managing your train (though weight limits can be annoying), shipping goods back and forth, but the encounter system is BAD. I mean, it is SO BAD. Enemies appear constantly and randomly on the map without any indication that you'll be attacked. Your only options are to pay them money to go away (which is ridiculously expensive considering how often you'll be attacked) or to try to fight them... in an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🚨Free Game Alert🚨 What 🎮 Bounty Train Where ➡️ GOG When ⌚ 4th October to 5th October 2026 #games #indiegames #free #gog #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →It could be a fun game but it's awfully balanced
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great Idea, terrible experience.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The idea of this game has so much potential: Transport passengers and goods by train during the American civil war. But there are so many flaws. Adding an artificial time limit to an economy simulation is just a bad idea and I am not talking about deadlines for your deliveries. Your competitor will buy stocks and when he reaches 51% its game over. Or he dishes out reputation penalties that lock you out of jobs and are near impossible to recover from. Train engines in the early game are really…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played the game for the first time years ago, when it was still in development. I've played it now for an hour or two - when the date hits 16 Sep 1860 23:59 the game freezes... It doesn't matter whether I skip time or just wait. When the train is in motion, the game freezes on the loading screen when the train reaches the destination.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The time limits are an overbearing game mechanic.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →bugs! bugs! bugs everywhere ! the price is good, easy to play but needs tons of grinding, grinding takes time and when you play long enough, it crashes. you will lose your save files eventually, so be prepared to backup your files.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even in easy mode you cant seem to get anywhere.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why to I keep getting attacked by bandits suddenly when I have only 1 passenger. That's just one of the many annoyances this game has.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I am 21 hours in and still enjoying the game and wondering why the review lever is "Mixed". So I decided to response with my in-game experience. - bug/crash in certain cities: Never encounter that during my game play, maybe just affect certain players. - Journey calculation error: Again never happen to me. However need to mention that there are random events which can affect the journey time. - time limit suck and get dull in mid-game: That's the main concept of the game. Not only time but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🚂Bounty Train🚂 is free on GOG for next 72 hours! Link:⬇️ www.gog.com/en/game/boun...
neutral · AI labelView post →After 4,5h of playing I can't recommend this game. Even at the "baby" difficulty setting the game is very fast paced and gives you no peace. It is one of those nihilistic calculation games where you need to look if you have enough coal to reach the next city (this one thing can be "auto bought" though, but some cities have high prices for coal,), and you need to check how much your train can tow, and how much each carriage and passenger and their luggage and each cargo you buy weights, but alas…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I tried to like this game, I really did. I like the general idea, there's a great game under there but it's ruined by the awful balance. On the easiest enemy strength in mid-game my train gets constantly ambushed by the hordes of 20-30 enemies, and the biggest team I can have is 5 including the protagonist. So they just swarm my train from all sides and blow it with explosives. Not fun at all, this game needs serious balance tweaking but obviously it's long past release so I doubt it would ever…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Combat system is a joke.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →60% - Just about a thumbs up from me and only because I picked it up cheap. Some fun elements to this one but it can also be very frustrating. Deadlines. Limited train capacity. Reputations. Don`t pay full price on this one
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So much bugs and grind, And so much loading,,, If u want waste ur time, welcome, Even on easy difficulty.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too repetitive!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It had potential to be a good game but there are freeze (PC/Win10) issues that have been left unresolved from 2018. Game freezes after 12h of game play. No one bothers to comment on the thread. Practically abbandonware. I hope it changes. Otherwise, do not bother buying this dead piece of software.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was never really completed, and the Devs tossed aside. Get it only if it is on sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Get these ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bandits off this mutha ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ train"
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Addictive but holy hell does this game punish you for small stuff. Puts almost insurmountable obstacles in front of you, and expect you to keep up with the storyline, alot of which is time sensitive
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crapshoot carriage health system. No warnings if tasks are not possible to complete with the current train and cargo.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wonderful little game played for 3 hrs logged off and bought the DLC's. I should all so mention I bought the game on sale and it was well worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[GOG] (Game) Bounty Train is free! See the /r/FreeGameFindings thread below. #FGF #FreeGameFindings #Free https://redd.it/1wvt7pd
neutral · AI labelView post →I gave this game a good 9 hour try a long time ago and I don't remember much about it, except that it was brutally hard to make any progress. I like challenging games, but this one was unforgivingly brutal. The learning curve was more like a Civilzation game or Endless Space: just way too involving for a story-driven RPG.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Frustrating, poorly balanced. Too much back and forth between screens.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't understand why this game hasn't become popular. It's very well-crafted in every detail. I've read some negative comments, which are simply untrue. The developers have a great sense of humor. The mechanics work perfectly. It's a shooter combined with trading and management, and there are trains (hi Sheldon). The sound and music are impeccable. The graphics are excellent and pleasing to the eye. The map is large, and the DLC expands it after completing the campaign. The only downside is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting game and yet what the HECK were they thinking with the balance? If you don't play immediately "THE RIGHT WAY(TM)" (that is, you have no actual choice... in a game) you immediately get slammed by timers and economy and scaled to nothing. This doesn't need to be Heroes of Might and Magic with Trains. It needs to be a chill exploration and trading with bandits attacking game. I've played tens upon tens of thousands of hours of games and this one I had to restart multiple times and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm sure the people who like trains and civil war stuff REALLY like this game. But it is so.... SLOW! I spent HOURS just doing missions, doing the campaign, and trying to get just ENOUGH to continue on. I can't get a better engine car because it hasn't been invented yet or if it is I don't know where to find it. Combat seemed interesting, but because you are resource poor and have so few workers and equipment. You are going to be knocked down into debt. I really did want to try and like this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hidden gem. Nice challenge balancing making money, completing jobs on time, keeping the train up to date (including weapons!), having the right crew, etc. I LOVE it (especially when I set combat to easy; THAT is the most annoying aspect to the game), and to me it strikes the right chord of being interesting and fun, with enough variables to get you involved but not SO much you're mind-numbingly managing minutiae. (I actually wish I could find more games that strikes this right balance. Their…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a game short for money, and you will be very busy making it at least in the beginning few hours. Aborigine, bandits, the private investigator and main quests ask you for money. Contracts penalize you for money if you fail. And you will need money after encountering the train damaged issues now and then..... These features make the money significant in this game, so making money becomes me feel great. Additionally, the time sensitive design is gutsy, because many players don't like it.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good foundation however terrible combat encounters and not fleshed out management elements (game does not help with weight calculations, which is just annoying after you do it 30 times). The game is extremely repetitive, i tried to push through to the end however it became so tedious and repetitive that i decided to drop it. Even when you're making a lot of money you don't feel inclined to pay bandits 2-3k to avoid combat, so you fight, and this is where the game falls apart.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heh. If you want a game that really takes load into account, check out Bounty Train. _So_ easy to accidentally accept a mission that either your current engine can't handle the load or can't make it to the destination on time (steel deliveries are not your friends...)
positive · AI labelView post →This is a good train adventure that's original in concept and I wish the developers would keep at it as it's a terrific substitute for Railroad Tycoon II, a game I love a lot. Caution note for achievement purposes, don't sell your locomotives as older models will not be available to purchase after progressing thru the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Worth robbing a train for... The premise is simple, here is some cash go buy some stock and bundle it around the eastern US for some profit. Oh and buy shares in your father ex company to keep it away from a tyrant. The game is a resource management, time management game with some interesting add-on's.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I held off buying this game for so long due to the mixed reviews. I liked it. This weekend I needed a train game, and you know what this was actually pretty good. I'd buy it again. The battles can be long and repetitive, but hauling cargo and finding the best missions for cash was fun. Also the auction were a nice touch. The campaign was a bit grinding trying to figure out how to get stock if you don't have good standings with cities; however after 14 hours of playing I completed the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful little game, maybe a bit to expensive. You have your one train which can be upgraded and try to manage it as you bring cargo and people from A to B. Bandits should be an optional feature as are a pain in the as and nothing more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can recommend the base game. But don't play the DLC. Base Game: + Nice game play. Very close to games like Freelancer or Rebel Galaxy, but you have a train and it is top down graphics. + The story is nice with some twists. (Although one of them doesn't make any sense...) + Combat is nice in the beginning. + The upgrading is really fun. + A lot of historical NPCs. + Nice music. - Combat can be a bit buggy, but you get used to it. - No auto-targeting of turrets. - There was more potential…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very challenging trading sim, but also rather rewarding if you can get your head around it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GOG.com is now handing out free copies of Bounty Train, a historical strategy game for Windows and macOS. This DRM-free game is for keeps if you claim it before the end of the weekend. More: www.bluesnews.com/s/303842/
neutral · AI labelView post →The Oregon Trail was better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is ok but it's impossible to progress in the campaign because the bandits attack non-stop without any markings on the road, there are even too many of them to repel the attack!! To make a profit you have to drive non-stop and monitor the prices to sell somewhere else, I played on normal as if I was playing on brutal XD
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of those games were you wish there's was another system "thumbs up" "thumbs down" . I would give it a 7/10 The premise is nice and the map and models well done. But the gameplay turns repetitive over time. Bandits ambush , indians chases and rebels attacks all feel the same. You don't have enough variety of carriages , locomotives or cargo. to sustain a long game. The game stagnates and you just want to be done with it. Maybe more missions , see some changes on cities…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not unless your prepared for a mental difficulty spike forcing you into unwinnable battles that cause you to game over and its not like you can prepare for them either
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This spreadsheet manager comes with a lacking interface, timers, a button to hurt you by skipping time yet none to pause, timers, counter-intuitive controls, timers. ridiculous mini-games, and timers about everywhere. Mixes two genres with two popular themes, but chooses to be tedious and clunky instead of entertaining.
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